The Sarco pod, short for sarcophagus, is a controversial euthanasia device. A 64-year-old woman from the US recently died by suicide using the Sarco suicide pod at a woodland retreat in Switzerland.

The Sarco Pod, a futuristic capsule designed for assisted suicide, has sparked a massive controversy in Switzerland, especially after a 64-year-old American woman used one recently. Despite ...

Euthanasia campaigner Dr Florian Willet described the first death in the controversial Sarco pod on Monday as 'peaceful, fast and dignified'. Co-president of The Last Resort, the firm set up to ...

The Sarco pod at the location where it was allegedly used by a 64-year-old American woman who "died using the Sarco device". Photo / AFP The Sarco suicide pod was used for the first time this week ...

The Sarco pod's inventor has called for the euthanasia device to be introduced in the UK, and has contacted politicians who are campaigning for assisted dying to be legalised, it has been revealed.

The final message people will hear seconds before they die inside a Sarco suicide pod has been revealed - and will leave people chilled. The Sarco pod, which takes its name from the word ...

A 64-year-old woman from the United States has become the first person to end her life using the controversial ‘suicide pod’ known as Sarco in Switzerland. The incident occurred earlier this ...

This is the first time such a capsule has been used. The Sarco pod allows a user to seal herself inside and press a button that releases nitrogen gas. The occupant will then lose consciousness and ...

A man has talked about the time he went inside a controversial Sarco suicide pod and lived to tell the tale. Stepping inside one of the pods is only meant to end one way, but Times journalist Mark ...

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Swiss authorities have arrested four people after a woman ended her life using a Sarco suicide pod, a first for the world. This case has put a spotlight on Switzerland’s laws on assisted dying. But ...